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Prefix | Meaning(s) |
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a | without |
ambi | without |
an | without |
ante | before |
anti | against |
bi | both, two |
brady | slow |
chlor | green |
circum | around |
cirrh | yellow |
con | with |
contra | against |
cyan | blue |
dia | across, through |
dis | apart, separate from |
dys | difficult, painful |
ec | away, out |
ecto | outside |
endo | within |
epi | upon |
erythr | red |
eu | good, normal |
exo | outside |
hemi | half |
hyper | above, excessive |
hypo | below, deficient |
im | not |
immun | protected, safe |
in | not |
infra | below, under |
inter | between |
intra | within |
iso | equal |
leuk | white |
macro | large |
medi | middle |
melan | black |
meso | middle |
meta | after, beyond, changing |
micro | small |
mid | middle |
mono | one |
multi | many |
neo | new |
pan | all |
para | abnormal, alongside |
peri | around |
polio | gray |
poly | many |
post | after |
pre | before |
pro | before |
pseudo | false |
purpur | purple |
quadri | four |
re | again, back |
retro | after |
rube | red |
semi | half |
sub | below, under |
super | above, excessive |
supra | above, excessive |
sym | with |
syn | with |
tachy | fast |
trans | across, through |
tri | three |
ultra | beyond, excessive |
uni | one |
xanth | yellow |
xer | dry |
List of common medical prefixes and pharmaceutical drug prefixes for PTCB & ExCPT provided by PharmacyTechnicianToday.com for pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.
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